What is the probability of “human-to-human transmission” of the Omicron strain? How to prevent and control “human transmission”? Find out now!
What is the risk of infection?
Omicron strains manifested both lower and upper respiratory tract infections. A typical feature of upper respiratory tract infection is that the incubation period is short, the transmission speed is fast, and the surface pollution of the surrounding environment is relatively large.
In general, surface contamination causes The risk of human infection is relatively small, but if we repeatedly come into contact with it and do not pay attention to hand hygiene and personal protection, the risk of infection will increase significantly.
Hand Hygiene
Usually, the respiratory The main ways of transmission of infectious diseases are:
1. Spread through close-range droplets;
2. By touching the surface of the contaminated object with hands, and touching the mucous membranes such as the mouth, nose, and eyes without disinfecting or cleaning the hands, it is easy to cause infection.
Hand hygiene is therefore an important part of the prevention and control of COVID-19. main measures.
For the general public, daily life The express package should be sterilized before opening it. Always practice hand hygiene to reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19 from contaminated surfaces.
Data/Healthy Zhejiang, Official Website of National Health Commission, Healthy China